Manure-carrier.



vL. T. SGHEMMBL & C. L. BESLER.

MANURE CARRIER. APPLICATION IILBD AUG.18,1908.

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L. T. SUHEMMEL &' G. L- BESLER.

MANURE CARRIER. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18, 1908. V I 917,801 Patented Apr. 13, 1909.

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UNITE STATS ATENT @FFICE.

LEWIS T. 'SOHEMMEL AND CHARLES L. BESLER, OF NORTH FORK TOWNSHIP, DELAWARE COUNTY, IOWA.

MAN'URE-CARRIER Application filed August 18, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, LEWIS T. SCHEM- MEL and CHAnLns L. BESLER, citizens of the United States, residing at North Fork township, in the county of Delaware and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Manure-Carriers, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to carriers with special reference to those used by farmers and others in care of stock, for transporting manure and other waste to the dump pile, and the object is to provide a carrier that will not only automatically carry to the dump pile the manure and waste and dump it on the pile but will automatically clean the carrier.

In what it consists, its mode of construction and operation will be fully set out in the following specification, when taken in connection with the drawings accompanying the same and forming a part hereof.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the carrier in upright position and ready to carry a load. Fig. 2 shows a perspective view of the carrier after it has been dumped. Fig. 3 shows a perspective view, taken from one corner after the carrier is dumped and part broken.

Like characters of reference denote corres onding parts in each of the drawings.

eferring to the drawings, 2 represents a cable or track, which extends from the barn to the dump and on this track the carrier or car, hereinafter to be described, travels. Upon the track are mounted two or more wheels 4, which are connected to the car by brackets 5.

The car 6, which is suspended on the wheels 4, consists of a beam 8 to which are bolted hangers 10 by bolts 12. To the lower end of the hangers is pivoted a tub or box 14, by pivots 15, of semi-circular form, open at the top 16 and provided with end stays 17 and also with a stop or lug 18 in one end of the box at one side and slightly above the pivot 15.

Against one side of the beam 8 near its end is secured a plate 20. The plate is notched or cut away at 22 leaving a catch Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 18, 1909.

Serial No. 449,179.

24 on the lower side of the plate 20 for the purposes presently to appear. To the beam, through the plate 20, is pivoted a rectangular trip 25 by the pivot pin 26.

Against the upper corner of the tub 14 is secured a bracket 28 by a bolt 30, to which is pivoted or hinged a bar 32 provided with a hook 34 at its free end, which on ages a link 35 of a chain 36 attached to t e rear side of the beam 8 near the pivot pin 26. Against the underside of the track 2, near the dump, is a trip 40 beveled on one side 42.

The mode of operating our device is substantially as follows: The car is suspended on the wheels 4 on the track 2 and the trip 25 is brought to a vertical position at the right of the end of the recess or slot 22. Then the hook 34 is brought into engagement with the catch 24 with tub 14 in upright position and the lug 18 is then in contact with the hanger 10 and prevents the box from turning on its pivots 15 in one direction. The car is then given a push and carries its load along the track 2 to the dump but just before it reaches the dump the trip 40 engages the tri 25 at its top and turns it down over the cut of the beam 8 and this action brings the end of the trip 25 into engagement with the hook 34 and forces it out of the slot 22 and allows the boX to tip over 011 its pivots 15, but when it is nearly in an inverted position the hook 34 comes in contact with the link 35 of the chain 36 and suddenly arrests the rotation of the tub and dumps the contents of the tub with a jar and shake. This shake will clean out the tub even though the contents may be wet and sticky.

It will be observed that the chain is loose until the tub has nearly come to an inverted position when the hook comes suddenly into operative engagement with the chain and arrests the further movement of the tub. It will also further be observed that as the tub is of considerable depth the movement of the tub will have become very raid at the time it is suddenly arrested and ence the jerk and jar on the tub and its contents will be not only sudden but exceedingly great Thus by the jar the tub will always be kept cleared of its contents without the use of a hoe, shovel or other implement and will remain in such osition until it returns to the barn and is rig ted by the operator.

Having now described our invention what we claim is 1. In a device of the character described, a track, a car ada ted to travel on the track, a tub pivoted in t e car, and means for suddenly arresting the rotation of the tub before dum ing to jar or force out the contents of the tuli.

2. In a device of the class described, a track provided with a trip thereon, a car suspended from the track and adapted to travel thereon, a tub pivotally attached to the car, a trip on the car adapted to be engaged by the trip on the track and means connecting the car with the tub for suddenly arresting the movement of the tub before dunping to force out the contents of the tu 3. In a device of the character described, a track, a car, means for suspending the car from the track and adapt it to travel thereon, a tub pivotally attached to the car, and

flexible connections between the car and tub for suddenly arresting the movement of the tub and ejecting its contents.

4. In a device of the class described, a track, means for suspending a car from the track and adapt it to travel thereon, han ers secured to the car, a tub pivotally attacIied to the hangers, in combination with means attached to the car and tub for suddenly arresting the rotation of the tub before the tub has dumped its contents.

5. In a device of the class described, a track rovided with a trip, a car sus ended from t e track and adapted to trave thereon, a tub pivoted in the car, and means for arresting the rotation of the tub before finishing its half rotation, consisting of a bar secured to the tub and provided with a hook adapted to engage a member suspended from the car before the tub has been rotated to an inverted position.

6. In a device of the class described, a track provided with a trip, a car rotatably suspended on the track, a plate member secured to the car and provided with a catch, hangers secured to the car a tub pivoted to the hangers, in combination with a bar loosely attached to the tub and'provided with means adapted to engage the catch on the plate member, and flexible connections between the bar and the car for suddenly arresting the rotation of the tub before it has dumped its contents whereby the contents of the tub will be ejected.

7. In a device of the class described, a track provided with a trip thereon, a car, means for suspending the car upon the track and ada t it to travel thereon, hangers susended rom the car, a tub pivoted to the angers, a stop on the tub adapted to engage one of the hangers to prevent the tub from rotating in one direction, a trip on the car, a catch on the car, a flexible member attached to the tub and car and ada ted to engage the catch on the car, and when released from the catch by the trip adapted to suddenly arrest the rotation of the tub before the tub is inverted and forcibly eject the contents of the tub.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures, in presence of two witnesses.

LEWIS T. SCHEMMEL. CHARLES L. BESLER.

Witnesses:

C. H. REYNOLDS, M. M. OADY. 

